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Olivia Newton-John - Please Mr. Please Ukulele Chords

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ChordsD, D7, A7, G, A, Em7, Dm
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

Before you play, tune your ukulele and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

DD7A7D7GAD
IntheDcorneroftheD7bartherestandsaDjukeboxD7
WiththeDbestofcountryD7music,oldandEm7new
A7YoucanEm7hearyourfive A7selectionsforaEm7quarterA7
And Gsomebodyelse’ssongswhenyoursareA7through
IgotDgoodKentuckyD7whiskeyontheDcounterD7
AndmyDfriendsaroundtoD7helpmeeasetheGpain
Tillsomebuttonpushin’cowboyplaysthatDlovesong
AndEm7hereIamjustA7missingyou Dagain
PleaseMr.DPlease,don’tplayEm7B A7Seventeen
ItwasEm7oursong,itwasA7hissong,butit’sGover
PleaseMr.Please,ifyouEm7knowwhatIA7mean
Idon’tEm7everwannaA7hearthatsong Dagain
D7DmGA7D
IfIDhadadimeforD7everytimeIDheldyouD7
Thoughyou’reDfaraway,you’veD7beensoclosetoEm7me
A7IcouldEm7swearI’dbetheA7richestgirlinEm7Nashville
A7Maybe Em7eveninthestateof A7Tennessee
ButIDguessI’dbetterD7getmyself DtogetherD7
‘CausewhenyouDleft,youdidn’tD7leavetoomuch Gbehind
Justanotethatsaid“I’msorry”,byyourDpicture
AndaEm7songthat’sweighingA7heavyonmyDmind
PleaseMr.DPlease,don’tplayEm7B A7Seventeen
ItwasEm7oursong,itwasA7hissong,butit’sGover
PleaseMr.Please,ifyouEm7knowwhatIA7mean
Idon’tEm7everwannaA7hearthatsong DagainEm7ADD7
DmGAD
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ArtistOlivia Newton-John
AlbumHave You Never Been Mellow
GenresCountry, Pop
Year1975
KeyD
DifficultyIntermediate

How to play Please Mr. Please on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Olivia Newton-John - Please Mr. Please on ukulele requires 7 chords and 14 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

Please Mr. Please uses these transitions most often: Em7 → A7 (17), D → D7 (15), and A7 → Em7 (9). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with D - D7 chord transition.

1. D → D7 chord transition

Ukulele D chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-0Ukulele D chord diagram
Ukulele D7 chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-3 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele D7 chord diagram

Switching from D to D7:

  1. While playing D, lift your middle finger from C string fret 2.
  2. Keep index finger on G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the section, played 15 times.

D to D7

2. D7 → A7 chord transition

Ukulele D7 chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-3 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele D7 chord diagram
Ukulele A7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-1-0-0Ukulele A7 chord diagram

Here's how to move from D7 to A7:

  1. While playing D7, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 1.

This transition appears in the section.

D7 to A7

3. D7 → G chord transition

Ukulele D7 chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-3 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele D7 chord diagram
Ukulele G chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-2Ukulele G chord diagram

Switching from D7 to G:

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
  2. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to E string fret 3.
  3. Place middle finger on A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 3 times.

D7 to G

4. G → A chord transition

Ukulele G chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-2Ukulele G chord diagram
Ukulele A chord diagram Fingering: 2-1-0-0Ukulele A chord diagram

Here's how to move from G to A:

  1. While playing G, lift your ring finger from E string fret 3.
  2. Slide your index finger on C string from fret 2 to fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

G to A

5. A → D chord transition

Here's how to move from A to D:

  1. Lift your index finger from C string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to C string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on E string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 3 times.

6. D7 → Em7 chord transition

Switching from D7 to Em7:

  1. While playing D7, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
  3. Place middle finger on A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

7. Em7 → A7 chord transition

Switching from Em7 to A7:

  1. While playing Em7, lift your middle finger from A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your index finger on C string from fret 2 to fret 1.

This transition appears in the section, played 17 times.

8. A7 → G chord transition

Switching from A7 to G:

  1. Slide your index finger on C string from fret 1 to fret 2.
  2. Place middle finger on A string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the section, played 3 times.

9. A7 → D chord transition

Switching from A7 to D:

  1. Lift your index finger from C string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Place middle finger on C string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on E string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 7 times.

10. G → D chord transition

Here's how to move from G to D:

  1. Lift your index finger from C string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to C string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 3 to fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.

11. D → Em7 chord transition

To move from D to Em7:

  1. While playing D, lift your ring finger from E string fret 2.
  2. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from C string fret 2 to A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 7 times.

12. D7 → Dm chord transition

Here's how to move from D7 to Dm:

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to C string fret 2.
  3. Place middle finger on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

13. Dm → G chord transition

Switching from Dm to G:

  1. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on C string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from C string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

14. Em7 → A chord transition

To move from Em7 to A:

  1. Slide your index finger on C string from fret 2 to fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus.

Please Mr. Please chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Please Mr. Please.

  • Please Mr. Please includes 89 chord transitions, 14 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Please Mr. Please contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Please Mr. Please connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After D, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (28%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
    • D → D7: 1%
    • D → Em7: 0%
    After A7, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are D (41%), D7 (18%), and Dm (13%).
    • A7 → D: 41%
    • A7 → D7: 18%
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